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Across the island, this weekend is jam-packed full of festivals, markets, performances and more!
Every Friday, Express presents a selection of exhibitions, performances, workshops, events and other historic, creative and delicious content to help islanders get their weekly dose of culture.
Here's this week's offering...
Documentary film 'POINT OF CHANGE' will be screened for the first time at the drive-in car park cinema at Watersplash Jersey this Saturday.
Local film-makers and artists have come together to create this unique film, telling the story of the "perfect wave" in at Nias Island, Indonesia in the 1970s, and showing how two surfers discovery started a chain reaction which created "unintended dramatic consequences".
Food, music and many more films will be on offer throughout the weekend and you can read more about the festival HERE.
Following Saturday's festivities, the Jersey Surf Festival events continue on Sunday morning with a beach clean breakfast from 08:30 until 10:30.
Later on in the day, a collection of short movies and a screening of 'Savage Waters' will be available to watch from 16:00 at the Watersplash, in aid of the Healing Waves Ocean Therapy Charity.
'Savage Waters' is a film about modern adventurers who become inspired to find and surf a spectacular wave in some of the most remote and dangerous waters of the Atlantic Ocean, after discovering an historic treasure hunter's journal.
To find out more about the Savage Waters viewing, please visit the Eventbrite page.
SCOOP (the Sustainable Cooperative Jersey) are once again hosting their Summer Market this weekend which hopes to provide locals with a fun day out including fairground games, farmyard animals, fresh produce and much more.
Besides games and activities all throughout the day, over 20 stallholders of the island's creators and makers will be attending, including Jersey Tea Company, Mariposa Creative, Cocoa492, Jersey Rag Trade, and much more.
There will also be live music performances from a range of local artists, including the Jersey Ukulele Club, Rick Jones, Rui Figueiredo and the Balafonics, Sonneux and Alexander Lee-Briard.
Plenty of food and drink will be available from midday onwards, followed by projects for all ages such as pottery, art work, apple bobbing, plant shopping, relaxing with the farmyard animals, face-painting and flower crown making.
The event is completely free and will be held from 10:00 to 17:00 at Bienvenue Farm on Saturday 9 September.
To find out more, please click here.
This Saturday, St Aubin's Kindness Festival is back and bigger than ever, with over 30 charities taking part in the family-friendly, fun-filled event.
Whether you want to enjoy tea and cake, games, massages, origami lessons, free-trade items, art and handmade products, face painting, raffles, or petting a therapy dog, many local charities and organisations will be coming together to give advice to the public, as well as taking part in the fun.
Festival founder, Brian Clarke, said: "Every Kindness Festival has had a brilliant atmosphere – genuine warmth of sheer niceness!
"There are two key aspects to the festival. First, it creates an opportunity for charities to meet the public, to show, tell, inform and even gain new supporters. And, second, it demonstrates kindness because every participant in the festival must do something that contributes to the visitor experience, which means everyone is being kind to others by adding to the overall pleasure of the festival."
There will also be a line-up of local musicians scheduled to perform throughout the day:
10:05-10.45: Alex Blampied
10:50-11:30: Daphne
11:35-12:15: Cindy
12:20-13:00: Aureole Choir
13:05-13:45: Barry le Bailly
13:50-14:30: Liz n' Lindsay
14:35-15:15: Mark Sims
15:20-16:00: Foolish Things
You can find out more on the Kindness Festival Facebook page here.
From Thursday 14 to Sunday 24 September, Queen's Valley Reservoir will house the iconic 'Floating Earth' artwork as part of ArtHouse Jersey's 'No Place Like Home' collection.
The touring installation is a 10m diameter replica of our planet, and was created from NASA photography of the Earth's surface, portraying the "interconnection of all life, the concept of home and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment".
Aiming to produce "the feelings of awe that astronauts report feeling when viewing the planet from space (otherwise known as the Overview Effect)". the installation will be lit up and be accompanied by a unique soundscape composition by Dan Jones.
Created by British artist Luke Jerram, and partnered with Jersey Water, the project is part of ArtHouse Jersey's 'No Place Like Home' exhibition. The artwork has also been spotted around the UK, such as appearing in Liverpool as part of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Islanders are invited to view the artwork completely free at Queen's Valley Reservoir from Thursday 14 to Sunday 24 September, between sunrise and 22:00.
To find out more, or to see where else the art installation has toured, click here.
This Saturday, Trinity Parish Hall will be hosting their Artisan Autumn Market, with 20 stallholders providing treats and trinkets for all.
Whether you fancy food, artwork, ceramics, pre-loved items, diffusers and room sprays, essential oils, crotched gifts and toys, jewellery, beach glass creations, jams and chutneys, plants and shrubs, or even fresh produce, the Parish Hall will be flourishing with local and homemade goodies inside and out!
Islanders are invited to attend the market from 10:00 onwards, and can even enjoy refreshments, hot dogs, bacon rolls, burgers and candyfloss.
For plenty of fun for all the family with no entry fee, or to find out more, click here.
Almost 200 members of the Island's Filipino community will be coming together tomorrow for Jersey's first Barrio Fiesta – a 'neighbourhood celebration' of culture which includes a buffet, traditional dance, and live music.
The Barrio Fiesta in London is the Filipino community's biggest cultural festival which showcases Philippine food, music, arts, dance and fashion over two days.
The organisers of the local event hope to make Jersey's Barrio Fiesta an annual occasion, similar to the Portuguese food festival, and open the event to the wider public next year.
This year's ticket-only Barrio Fiesta will be held on Sunday at the Radisson Blu Hotel from 13:00-20:00.
The Jersey Green Room Theatre Company (JGRTC) is presenting the complete works of William Shakespeare all condensed into just one 'bardy' show!
The play will feature just three actors (Estelle Joynt, Nicholas Rolland and Alexander Wilkins), who will perform in each iconic scene as multiple different characters.
Described as "fast and punchy, and, quite literally, in your face!", the show previously ran in London's West End. It will appear at the Jersey Arts Centre for four performances from Tuesday 19 to Friday 22 September at 19:30 each evening.
To find out more or book your ticket, click here.
ArtHouse Jersey is looking for islanders to take part in an emotive art installation, People We Love, as part of an immersive exhibition exploring human connections.
'People We Love' is a community-based, international touring artwork where individuals are filmed looking at images of people they love.
In this Jersey edition, ArtHouse Jersey is inviting islanders to take part in this beautiful and timely artwork that centres around the emotion that bonds us all: love.
Guided by an audio meditation, each participant will be filmed gazing at a picture of someone they love – a picture the audience will never see.
Filming takes place at St Helier Town Church during various time slots from Wednesday 13 September to Sunday 17 September 2023.
The footage will be used in People We Love as part of the Skipton Big Ideas: Human Connections exhibition which opens to the public on Friday 3 November 2023.
You can book your filming slot via Eventbrite.
As part of ArtHouse Jersey's 'No Place Like Home' exhibition, local silversmith artist Will Romeril will hold a "fun and fact-filled" talk with fellow artist Rachel Ara.
Both artists, who practice hands-on techniques when creating their pieces, will hold the event to discuss their pieces which question's the harsh reality of Jersey's current housing crisis.
Will will be talking about his piece 'Space as a Premium' which was commissioned for the 'No Place Like Home' exhibition, as well as his wider body of work.
Working in only raw silver, he has created a miniature replica of an ubiquitous flat that equates to monthly cost for the minimum space to rent by law in Jersey.
Featuring a bath, toilet, cooker, radiator and more, Will's piece aspires to show that "a home should not be about market or monetary value, it is a fundamental need".
Will's art collections have been featured in Jersey before, as well as Australia and other spots in the UK. To find out more about his work, click here.
The talk is completely free to take part in, and will be held at Capital House on Tuesday 12 September at 18:00
To book your spot or to find out more, click here.
Step aboard the Inshore Lifeboat this Sunday, as the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Jersey host an open day at St Catherine's Lifeboat Station on Sunday.
As well as souvenirs, delicious refreshments and homemade cakes, islanders are invited to explore the behind the scenes of the station, chat to the volunteer lifeboat crew, and even have the chance to win some brilliant prizes in the teams 'Manche Grid' competition.
The RNLI Jersey team will also be joined by the Jersey Fire and Rescue Service, the Jersey Coastguard, the Jersey Ambulance Service and Drone response team.
The RNLI Jersey all-weather lifeboat and the French Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer (SNSM) Pirou lifeboat will both also be making an appearance.
The event will be held this Sunday 10 September from 10:00-16:00.
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Last night, CCA Galleries International opened a new exhibition of paintings, ceramics and limited edition prints, called 'THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE'.
The work is created by artist Dan Baldwin who is famous for his limited-edition silkscreens, ceramic works, monotypes, and producing artwork for album covers which delve into themes of nature, dark features, dreamlike states, and life vs death.
However, his recent collection now being shown at the CCA Galleries has shifted to a more abstract approach, presenting his talents as a visual artist after being inspired by iconic creators such as Jean-Michael Basquiat, David Hockney, Robert Rauschenberg and Sir Peter Blake.
Dan's work has been exhibited across the globe, not to mention his successful work with worldwide brands and many charities. To fin out more about his work, click here.
Islanders are invited to view the exhibition from 12:00-18:00 until its closing date on Friday 29 September.
To find out more about the CCA Galleries current and upcoming exhibitions, click here.
This weekend, the Société Jersiaise and Jersey Heritage will be hosting an archaeology conference, to cover history from Neanderthal times and the Bronze Age, medieval times and 20th century military.
A leading line-up of researchers and specialists will attend to guide the talk, including Dr Chantal Conneller and Dr Matt Pope who are recognised for their excavation work at Les Varines and La Cotte de St Brelade, as well as researchers and academics from the English Heritage and the British Museum, a number of universities, and the National Museum of Scotland.
The organisations collaboration will discuss the development of future historic environment research with historical and academic investigation, developer-funded archaeology, and site management policies.
On both Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 September, islanders are invited to attend the conference for free at the Société Jersiaise in Pier Road.
To find out more or book your place, click the Eventbrite page.
Auditions for an upcoming local production, Shrek the Musical, are now open for applications!
Directed by Nick Carver, the production is based on the iconic and comical Dreamworks film that tells the story of Shrek's adventure to Far Far Away, rescuing Princess Fiona, and finding unexpected love.
The audition will involve a "friendly and fun" 90 minute workshop of different acting and exercise techniques, including improvisation, acting, singing and dancing.
The Jersey Green Room Team said: "We are seeking a great company of performers who are keen as mustard to be part of this experience, and who will work together to create a wonderful and memorable show. We want to get to know YOU during the audition process, so numbers will be limited at each session."
Auditions for adults and students in Year 12 and 13 are available on Sunday 8 and Wednesday 11 October, and are filling up fast.
Recall auditions will be held on Sunday 15 October.
To find out more about Jersey Green Room Theatre or to book your audition, please click here, check out their Facebook page, or email the team at comms@jgrtheatre.co.uk.
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